The 12 best Beatles songs (yes, we dared to go there) FacebookEmail Twitter Google+ LinkedIn Pinterest The 12 best Beatles songs (yes, we dared to go there) How do you pick, let alone rank, the 12 best tracks recorded by the most beloved and influential pop band of all time? Elysa Gardner offers USA TODAY's purely subjective list of Beatles favorites. Post to Facebook The 12 best Beatles songs (yes, we dared to go there) How do you pick, let alone rank, the 12 best tracks recorded by the most beloved and influential pop band of all time? Elysa Gardner offers USA TODAY's purely subjective list of Beatles favorites. Check out this story on USATODAY.com: CancelSend A link has been sent to your friend's email address. Posted! A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. 53 To find out more about Facebook commenting please read the Conversation Guidelines and FAQs The 12 best Beatles songs (yes, we dared to go there) Elysa Gardner , @elysagardner, USA TODAY 9:36 p.m.

EST February 2, 2014 We're still madly in love with The Beatles, 50 years after Pan Am Flight 101 brought the Fab Four to our shores on Feb. 7, 1964. USA TODAY marks that magical week with five days of special coverage. Paul McCartney (left) and John Lennon of The Beatles, in a rehearsal studio in 1965. (Photo: Robert Whitaker, Getty Images) How do you pick, let alone rank, the 12 best tracks recorded by the most beloved and influential pop band of all time? The premise is ridiculous, the task impossible. But just for fun (and with apologies to inevitable dissenters), Elysa Gardner offers USA TODAY's purely subjective list of Beatles favorites. 1) Ticket to Ride No single better reflects the mix of ambition, tension and pure pop genius that made The Beatles unique than Ticket to Ride. John Lennon and Paul McCartney have disputed the authorship of this chart-topping, spine-tingling hit from 1965's Help! Lennon maintained that McCartney's contribution was essentially Ringo Starr's propulsive drum part, a key element in the production, which prefigures a heavier, more muscular rock sound.

The bridge is just as brilliant: The band suddenly, frantically picks up the pace, and the tune becomes precociously groovy even as it reflects the nervous desperation lurking beneath that soaring melody and majestic arrangement. The first Beatles song that ran over three minutes long, Ticket to Ride is perfection all the way through. 2) I Want to Hold Your Hand There are few things as blissful, or as hard to pull off, as a happy pop song, free of sentimentality or snark. No rock group is responsible for more such treasures than The Beatles; a number of them are on this list, none more effervescent than 1963's I Want to Hold Your Hand, the band's first No.1 hit in the USA. Fittingly, the song that allowed The Beatles to conquer America was a joint effort between Lennon and McCartney, who wrote it sitting together in the basement of McCartney's then-girlfriend Jane Asher's parents. I Want to Hold Your Hand's joyful simplicity is deceptive; there are tricky chord shifts and syncopated (hand-clapped) rhythms within rhythms. But the effect is unfussy exuberance — just try listening to it without grinning.

3) A Day in the Life Had The Beatles split up after the 1967 release of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, this closing track would have been the ideal coda to an amazing career. Instead, A Day in the Life was at once a summation of the band's distinctive strengths — Lennon and McCartney's songcraft, at another collaborative peak; the intuition and invention that enabled the four musicians and their studio colleagues to push the experimental envelope — and a sign that The Beatles' creative juices were still flowing in full force. The gorgeous apocalyptic meltdown that concludes Sgt. Pepper's psychedelic trip begins through Lennon's eyes and voice. He adapted the creepy opening scenarios from real-life incidents. McCartney conceived the middle section that interrupts the disturbing dream and introduces classical elements — preparing the listener, almost, for the teeming buildup that ends with the longest, starkest piano chord in pop history.

4) Eleanor Rigby With this single from 1966's Revolver, The Beatles secured their place in the pantheon of great musical storytellers — and Lennon and McCartney (particularly the latter, Rigby's primary writer) proved a flair for the theatrical pop song rare among their contemporaries, even those who drew deftly on the narrative traditions of folk and blues. It's hard to imagine a more chillingly, thrillingly dramatic evocation of loneliness than poor Ms. Rigby's tale. Of course, a good chunk of credit is due producer George Martin, who had a double string quartet replace band members for the piercing instrumentals. McCartney's lead vocal is hauntingly matter-of-fact, heightening the impact when he's joined by Lennon and George Harrison in their bracing lamentations of all the lonely people. 5) Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) An extramarital affair — engaged in by Lennon, Norwegian Wood's principal writer — inspired this exquisite acoustic ballad from 1965's Rubber Soul.

The seemingly straightforward arrangement features Harrison on sitar, his first use of that instrument on a Beatles recording, and evidence of the growing interest in Eastern music and culture that would have an influence on the band inside and outside the recording studio. The lyrics, about a close but brief encounter with an independent and cosmopolitan woman, are pure Lennon: witty, a tad rueful and finally poignant without stooping to sentiment. The simple but sumptuous melody follows the song's journey from wry jocularity to wistful resignation. 6) Penny Lane McCartney crafted the shiny gem that is Penny Lane in homage to the Liverpool where he and Lennon grew up. (The title refers to a part of Lennon's old neighborhood.) There is certainly a childlike innocence and ebullience to this No. 1 hit from 1967's Magical Mystery Tour. But once again, those qualities belie a marked sophistication, and some sweat: Behind his breezy vocal, you can hear McCartney multitasking on several instruments — he plays three separate parts on the piano alone. One signature feature of the arrangement was added after the basic track had been recorded: Upon hearing a British chamber orchestra broadcast of Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No.

2, McCartney arranged for David Mason, a classical musician who performed in the orchestra, to play the whimsical piccolo trumpet solo. 7) Hey Jude Few back stories are better known than the one behind Hey Jude, the rousing seven-minute epic that gave The Beatles their lengthiest No. 1 hit, in more than one respect: It spent nine weeks in that position in 1968. After Lennon split with his first wife, Cynthia, McCartney was inspired by thoughts of the couple's young son, Julian. The song was conceived, famously, as Hey Jules. Granted, the resulting plea to "take a sad song and make it better" seems more like advice to a lovesick pal. It has been speculated that the increasingly strained relationships in McCartney's band also could have been a factor. But no matter: Like its final, wordless refrain, Jude's pull — at once comforting and energizing — requires no literal translation. 8) Strawberry Fields Forever Recorded early in the Sgt. Pepper sessions, Strawberry Fields Forever instead wound up a 1967 single, on the opposite side of Penny Lane — try topping that double bill — and later on Magical Mystery Tour.

Fields also nodded to Lennon and McCartney's youth, this time from the former's perspective, but ultimately, it was more a fantasy than a recollection. "Strawberry Fields is just anywhere you want to go," Lennon told Rolling Stone in 1968. And what a glorious, freaky destination the song is, its swirling textures and tuneful dissonance steeped in the psychedelia that The Beatles were popularizing. Little wonder those rumors arose that the song announces McCartney's death; Lennon's hallucination is as eerie as it is exhilarating. 9) While My Guitar Gently Weeps George Harrison crafted several Beatles favorites, none more robust than this 1968 classic, featured on The Beatles (aka The White Album). Inspired by Harrison's increasing interest in Eastern philosophy, Guitar has a gentle, piano-dominated intro. As the arrangement acquires muscle and steam, a compelling tension creeps into the vocals, highlighting the lyrics' mix of frustrated idealism and knowing sadness. Harrison famously recruited Eric Clapton to contribute the keening, doleful solo that embodies the song's title.

10) The Fool on the Hill 1967's The Fool on the Hill is as evocative a character study as Eleanor Rigby, though the character here is drawn with a lighter hand and heart. McCartney, the main writer, has said he was inspired by the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, and the lyrics finally convey more admiration than pity. But the melody — one of McCartney's most sublime — has a gently plaintive quality that's reinforced by the breezy but bittersweet arrangement, with its flourishes of flute and penny whistle. Little wonder that The Fool on the Hill, featured on Magical Mystery Tour (and in the film), has been covered by artists ranging from Sergio Mendes to Aretha Franklin to Bjork. 11) Abbey Road medley Released in the fall of 1969, Abbey Road was the last album recorded by The Beatles, and it climaxes with a 16-minute series of short songs blended by McCartney and producer George Martin. Veering in mood from anguished to impish, from frantic to exultant, it's a final, furious rush of creative energy and irresistible melodrama.

The medley segues from McCartney's You Never Give Me Your Money (a nod to the group's music business woes) to Lennon's dreamy Sun King and quirky Mean Mr. Mustard and Polythene Pam. She Came in Through the Bathroom Window, Golden Slumbers and Carry That Weight are vintage McCartney, rocking hard and sweetly. And in The End: "The love you take is equal to the love you make." 12) Girl Is there a great pop song more ineffably melancholy than Girl? A sort of bluer companion piece to Norwegian Wood — Girl was also written chiefly by Lennon and included on Rubber Soul as well — this lean, haunting ballad explores a dilemma that has plagued moony young men since time began. But in addressing the problem of women — can't live with 'em, can't live without 'em — Lennon manages to seem at once more profound and less self-pitying than most. He apparently still had some learning to do, though. In a Rolling Stone interview shortly before he was murdered, Lennon referenced Girl in describing Woman, an equally awestruck but more appreciative song on his 1980 album, Double Fantasy. "This is the grown-up version of Girl," Lennon said.

2257 CONNECT TWEET 4 LINKEDIN 53 COMMENTEMAILMORE Read or Share this story: NEVER MISS OUT Life Be a pop culture maven. Get the news, reviews and the juiciest celebrity stories that keep you in the know, Monday-Friday. Top 10 Beatles Solo Songs Top 10 Beatles Solo Songs By Michael Gallucci August 7, 2013 2:20 PM REDDIT John Williams / Express, Hulton Archive / Keystone, Hulton Archive / Brenda Chase, Getty Images The four Beatles approached their solo singles the same way they approached their solo albums : as a way to declare their independence, as a forum to play around with sounds that were most likely vetoed by the others and as an excuse to exorcise their Fabness. George Harrison , John Lennon , Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr all had their share of hits and flops during the post-Beatles years. At times they embraced their past; other times they steered in the opposite direction. All of which made for four very interesting careers, as you’ll see in our list of the Top 10 Beatles Solo Songs.

10 John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band ‘Plastic Ono Band,’ Lennon’s proper solo debut from 1970 following a couple of experimental-noise LPs with Yoko Ono, was as much a therapy session as it was a declaration of independence. Revealing oodles of scars — dating back all the way to his childhood and extending to the breakup of the Beatles — Lennon had never so sounded so emotionally naked. On the cathartic ‘Mother,’ he tackles his many mommy issues. McCartney’s first solo No. 1 is one of the weirdest songs to ever reach the top of the chart. Loaded with sound effects, vaudeville jokes and time/style shifts that make it one of the wildest-ever Top 40 hits, ‘Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey’ is also the centerpiece of McCartney’s second solo album, the first to use outside musicians (he played everything himself on 1970’s ‘McCartney’). A rare combination of playfulness, experimentation and tunefulness that totally works.

Starr’s best solo song (from his best solo album) features an all-star lineup of famous pals, like the Rolling Stones ‘ sax player Bobby Keys, pianist Nicky Hopkins, drummer Jim Keltner, ‘Revolver’ cover designer/bassist Klaus Voorman and former bandmate George Harrison, who sings and plays guitar on the cut (which he co-wrote). With that pedigree, no wonder it went to No. 1. Like Starr’s ‘Photograph’ (see No. 8 on our list of the Top 10 Beatles Solo Songs), Harrison’s ‘What Is Life’ gets a boost from its terrific backing band, which includes Eric Clapton , Derek and the Dominos drummer Jim Gordon, saxophonist Bobby Keys and Badfinger ‘s Pete Ham and Tom Evans. The guitar riff that opens ‘What Is Life’ and steers it throughout is killer, but the whole thing falls together effortlessly.

‘Instant Karma (We All Shine On)’ John Lennon Lennon’s first Top 10 solo hit features stellar backing work by former Beatles cohorts Harrison, Billy Preston and Klaus Voorman, plus production by Phil Spector, who famously made kind of a mess of ‘Let It Be.’ ‘Instant Karma’ was recorded before work started on the ‘Plastic Ono Band’ album, but the similarities are abundant, from the primal outpouring of noise to Lennon’s statement of independence from his old group. McCartney’s best solo album yielded a handful of classic songs. The best is the title track, a five-minute tour de force featuring three distinct movements and one of McCartney’s catchiest post-Beatles choruses. Structurally, it may be the tightest cut on our list of the Top 10 Beatles Solo Songs, with all of the pieces seamlessly snapping together. McCartney’s 1970 debut solo album is spotty, difficult and filled mostly with skeletal frames of songs. The indisputable classic is McCartney’s loving tribute to wife Linda. The studio version was never released as a single, but a live take with Wings (from ‘Wings Over America’) made it to No.

10 in 1977. We prefer the original intimate one. Following a pair of experimental instrumental albums (1968’s ‘Wonderwall Music,’ was the first solo album released by a Beatle), Harrison unveiled a triple-record assault with 1970’s ‘All Things Must Pass.’ Its first single, ‘My Sweet Lord,’ went straight to No. 1 (also a solo Beatles first). Even though Harrison was later hauled into court, and lost, on charges of copyright infringement because of the song’s similarities to the Chiffons’ ‘He’s So Fine,’ ‘My Sweet Lord’ remains a masterpiece of rock spiritualism. McCartney’s song for the 1973 James Bond movie of the same name rocks like no other 007 theme before it, even with producer George Martin’s orchestral flourishes that dominate a good chunk of the track. ‘Live and Let Die’ spent three weeks at No. 2, sandwiched between the schmaltzy No. 1 hit ‘My Love’ and the tough Top 10 rocker ‘Helen Wheels’ on McCartney’s singles list. Following abrasive and controversial singles like ‘Cold Turkey,’ ‘Mother’ (see No.

10 on our list of the Top 10 Beatles Solo Songs) and ‘Power to the People,’ Lennon released one of the most quiet and plaintive numbers of his entire career. ‘Imagine’ was a universal call for peace, love and understanding swathed in a billowy piano arrangement provided by producer Phil Spector. Its timeless message still resonates with music fans more than 40 years later. You Think You Know The Beatles? See All Album Reviews Latest Articles Top 100 Classic Rock Songs Welcome back to Ultimate Classic Rock It appears that you already have an account created within our VIP network of sites on . To keep your personal information safe, we need to verify that it's really you. To activate your account, please confirm your password. When you have confirmed your password, you will be able to log in through Facebook on both sites. Enter your password YES, Activate My Account Now! Welcome back to Ultimate Classic Rock It appears that you already have an account on this site associated with . To connect your existing account just click on the account activation button below. You will maintain your existing VIP profile. After you do this, you will be able to always log in to using your original account information.

The Beatles | The Beatles The Beatles Revolution Revolution "It was a lot more individual stuff for the first time. I think people were accepting that it was individual." GEORGE George & Ringo take a break in a control room, during recording sessions for the album "The Beatles" (White Album) The Beatles or "The White album" as it became better known was released on 22nd November, 1968 on the fifth anniversary of their second album, With The Beatles. A total of 34 new tracks were released in 1968 and 30 were contained on this one double-LP. Following the recording of their single "Lady Madonna" in February, the Beatles flew to Rishikesh, India for several weeks of meditation with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi during which they enjoyed a prolific period of song writing. Recording began at Abbey Road on 30th May and studio work occupied most of their time until the final session in mid October. The colourful artwork that had adorned Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band and Magical Mystery Tour albums was absent here. The double wallet merely had words The BEATLES embossed on the front cover. Early copies also had a individual number stamped on the front.

Inside the package along with the two discs wrapped in black inner sleeves were four individual photographs of the guys and a folded poster containing a photo-collage with the lyrics to the songs on the reverse. The Beatles was the group's first album to appear on the Apple label. The change from Parlophone to Apple had first taken place with the release of the "Hey Jude" single in August, 1968. Despite the fact that it was a double album it entered the UK chart at no. 1 and occupied that position for eight of the 22 weeks it spent in the chart. The US situation was even more impressive with a nine week stay in the top spot during an initial chart run of 65 weeks. A recording session for "The Beatles" (White Album) "Sgt Pepper did its thing, it was the album of the decade - of the century maybe. It was very innovative. Great songs, glad I was on it. But the White Album...

We ended up being more of a band again and that's what I always love, I love being in a band." RINGO "I wasn't interested in following up Sgt Pepper and I don't know whether the others were or not, but I know that what I was going for was to forget about Sgt Pepper. You know that was Sgt Pepper and that's alright, fine, it's over... and just get back to basic music." JOHN "Originally George was the supreme producer but as things loosened up George gave us a bit of the control of the tools." PAUL "I think it's a fine little album and the fact that it's got so much on it is one of the things that's cool about it." PAUL "The songs and most of it is just as good as anything we recorded and there was lots of group activity going down. I love the White Album." JOHN "All the experiences that happened in India was all embodied in that album. Most of those songs were written in Rishikesh like Julia and Blackbird and Dear Prudence." GEORGE "Helter Skelter is just a track we did in total madness and hysterics in the studio.

You know, sometimes you've just go shake out the jam." JOHN "That was really all I wanted to do - make a very loud raunchy rock and roll record with the Beatles, which it is." JOHN "It became apparent that there was more songs than would make a single album." GEORGE "For the first time I had to split myself three ways because we were recording at any one time in different studios, so you might have, you know, John in one studio and Paul in another and George and Ringo sort of going between." GEORGE MARTIN "We just tried to get it loud, guitars, can we have them sound louder, the drums louder." PAUL Crazy and rock solid music. Still not AS good as Rubber Soul. A Day in the Li... 11 Feb 2011 Lennon songs are the best in this album...in my opinion...Cry Baby Cry is lovely...and Happiness is a Warm Gun...it's simply great!!! arcid63 One of their finest albums. One of my favourite ones ever. bertialovestheb... 9 Oct 2009 " She's not a girl who misses much..." OMG such musical greatness the world shall never see again!!!!

monem 9 Sep 2009 Thirty songs, scores of characters, dozens of animals, every instrument in the orchestra; stories of joy, despair, intrigue and salvation; a document perfectly mirroring the most impossible year of the century: 1968." bicho_vocalista 9 Sep 2009 las obras que salen en momentos de tension suelen ser las mas brillantes, y esta es el mejor ejemplo de eso, un disco imperdible robertreuben Always a favourite; so many great songs. Rupert_Bear 9 Sep 2009 Just listening to the remastered White Album and it sounds immense!! The bass and drums come out with a great punch!! loretonavarrete 9 Sep 2009 Este album es un antes y un despues de la musica, simplemente prefiguro muchsimas vertientes posteriores del rock Sparkle517225 Crazy mixture of pure genius peto can you take me back? thebeatlesareawesome love the songs and i love the hints of "paul is dead" tareksobh The greatest album of all time!

Paperback_Writer The Beatles' 50 Biggest Billboard Hits | Billboard The Beatles' 50 Biggest Billboard Hits COMMENTS Central Press/Getty Images The Beatles at the BBC Television Studios in London before the start of their world tour, June 17, 1966. As The Beatles make their debut on streaming services on Dec. 24, what better time to tally up the Fab Four's biggest singles on the Billboard Hot 100 chart? The Beatles Confirm Their Catalog Will Hit Streaming Services for the First TIme Thursday The quartet -- George Harrison , John Lennon , Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr -- made their Billboard chart debut on the Hot 100 dated Jan. 18, 1964 with "I Want To Hold Your Hand." The single would quickly become their first No. 1, sailing to the top on Feb. 1, 1964. Billboard Cover: Paul McCartney Reveals the Stories Behind The Beatles' No. 1 Hits The group racked up a record total of 20 No.

1s, including such classics as "Hey Jude," "A Hard Day's Night" and "Let It Be." The Beatles' impact on the Hot 100 was so huge, in 2015 they were named as the top-performing act in the chart's history . The Beatles' 50 Biggest Billboard Hits is based on actual performance on the weekly Billboard Hot 100 chart. Songs are ranked based on an inverse point system, with weeks at No. 1 earning the greatest value and weeks at No. 100 earning the least. To ensure equitable representation of the biggest hits from each era, certain time frames were weighted to account for the difference between turnover rates from those years.

50 "Act Naturally" (1965) Hot 100 Peak: 47, Debut Date: 9/25/1965 49 "I Don't Want To Spoil The Party" (1964) Hot 100 Peak: 39, Debut Date: 2/20/1965 48 "Baby You're A Rich Man" (1967) Hot 100 Peak: 34, Debut Date: 7/29/1967 47 "Real Love" (1996) Hot 100 Peak: 11, Debut Date: 3/23/1996 46 "Thank You Girl" (1963) Hot 100 Peak: 35, Debut Date: 4/4/1964 45 "My Bonnie (My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean)" (1961) Hot 100 Peak: 26, Debut Date: 2/15/1964 44 "Slow Down" (196

4) Hot 100 Peak: 25, Debut Date: 9/5/1964 43 "I'll Cry Instead" (1964) Hot 100 Peak: 25, Debut Date: 8/1/1964 42 "Rain" (1966) Hot 100 Peak: 23, Debut Date: 6/11/1966 41 "Matchbox" (1964) Hot 100 Peak: 17, Debut Date: 9/5/1964 39 "Free As A Bird" (1995) Hot 100 Peak: 6, Debut Date: 12/30/1995 38 "Eleanor Rigby" (1966) Hot 100 Peak: 11, Debut Date: 8/26/1966 37 "And I Love Her" (1964) Hot 100 Peak: 12, Debut Date: 7/25/1

964 36 "I Saw Her Standing There" (1963) Hot 100 Peak: 12, Debut Date: 2/8/1964 35 "The Beatles Movie Medley" (1982) Hot 100 Peak: 12, Debut Date: 3/27/1982 34 "P.S.

I Love You" (1962, 1964) Hot 100 Peak: 10, Debut Date: 5/9/1964 33 "Strawberry Fields Forever" (1967) Hot 100 Peak: 8, Debut Date: 2/25/1967 32 "Revolution" (1968) Hot 100 Peak: 12, Debut Date: 9/14/1968 31 "She's A Woman" (1964) Hot 100 Peak: 4, Debut Date: 12/5/1964 The Beatles: 50 Milestones In 50 Years | GRAMMY.com News The Beatles: 50 Milestones In 50 Years From No.

1 hits to GRAMMY wins, read our timeline of 50 of the Beatles' most impressive achievements Photo: Michael Ochs Archives/Stringer/Getty Images The Beatles February 07, 2014 -- 10:25 am PST By Paul Grein / GRAMMY.com Loading video... "The Beatles: The Night That Changed America" Promo "The Beatles: The Night That Changed America" Promo (On Feb. 9 The Recording Academy, AEG Ehrlich Ventures and CBS will present "The Beatles: The Night That Changed America — A GRAMMY Salute." The two-and-a-half hour special will celebrate the legacy of the Beatles and their groundbreaking first appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show" exactly 50 years to the day, date and time of the original event.) America has been in love with the Beatles for 50 years. The sheer numbers are staggering: 20 No. 1 singles, 19 No. 1 albums and 15 recordings in the GRAMMY Hall Of Fame (all record-setting tallies). And that doesn't even count the members' post-Beatles activities.

Here are 50 of John, Paul, George, and Ringo's most impressive achievements — together and on their own. Feb. 1, 1964: "I Want To Hold Your Hand" reaches No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, displacing Bobby Vinton's "There! I've Said It Again." The smash later receives a GRAMMY nomination for Record Of The Year. It is inducted into the GRAMMY Hall Of Fame in 1998. Feb. 15, 1964: Meet The Beatles! hits No. 1 on The Billboard 200. The album is inducted into the GRAMMY Hall Of Fame in 2001.

April 4, 1964: The Beatles hold down the top five positions on the Hot 100 (an unequalled achievement) with "Can't Buy Me Love," "Twist And Shout," "She Loves You," "I Want To Hold Your Hand," and "Please Please Me." April 13, 1965: The Beatles win their first two GRAMMYs: Best New Artist Of 1964 and Best Performance By A Vocal Group for "A Hard Day's Night." That John Lennon/Paul McCartney composition is also nominated for Song Of The Year. The A Hard Day's Night soundtrack is inducted into the GRAMMY Hall Of Fame in 2000. Sept. 11, 1965: The Help! soundtrack zooms to No. 1. It later receives a GRAMMY nomination for Album Of The Year. The title song is inducted into the GRAMMY Hall Of Fame in 2008. Oct. 9, 1965: "Yesterday" reaches No. 1. The instant classic receives GRAMMY nominations for Record and Song Of The Year.

It is inducted into the GRAMMY Hall Of Fame in 1997. Aug. 8, 1966: Revolver is released, just eight months after Rubber Soul. Both albums fall into the eligibility year for the 9th Annual GRAMMY Awards . Revolver receives an Album Of The Year nomination. Both albums are later inducted into the GRAMMY Hall Of Fame. March 2, 1967: Lennon and McCartney win a GRAMMY for Song Of The Year for "Michelle." McCartney wins a second award for Best Contemporary (R&R) Solo Vocal Performance — Male Or Female for "Eleanor Rigby." That poignant ballad is inducted into the GRAMMY Hall Of Fame in 2002. March 18, 1967: "Penny Lane" reaches No. 1. Both "Penny Lane" and its B-side, "Strawberry Fields Forever," are later inducted into the GRAMMY Hall Of Fame. This is one of only two singles with both sides separately inducted into the Hall.

The other is Elvis Presley's 1956 smash "Don't Be Cruel"/"Hound Dog." July 1, 1967: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band hits No. 1. It stays on top for 15 weeks, longer than any other Beatles album. Eight months later, it becomes the first rock album to win a GRAMMY for Album Of The Year. It also wins a second award as Best Contemporary Album. It is inducted into the GRAMMY Hall Of Fame in 1993. Sept. 22, 1967: The Beatles make the cover of Time, a rarity for a pop or rock artist at the, er, time. Jan. 6, 1968: The soundtrack to the Beatles' BBC special Magical Mystery Tour reaches No. 1. It later receives a GRAMMY nomination for Album Of The Year. Sept. 7, 1968: Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66's sleek remake of "The Fool On The Hill" becomes the first Beatles song to reach No. 1 on the Easy Listening chart (as the Adult Contemporary chart was then called). It remains on top for six weeks.

Incredibly, the Beatles themselves hadn't yet cracked that chart. Sept. 28, 1968: "Hey Jude" hits No. 1. The epic stays on top for nine weeks, tying Percy Faith And His Orchestra's "The Theme From A Summer Place" for the longest run at No. 1 by any single in the '60s. "Hey Jude" receives GRAMMY nominations for Record and Song Of The Year. It is inducted into the GRAMMY Hall Of Fame in 2001. Dec. 28, 1968: The Beatles, better known as the White Album, reaches No. 1. The album is inducted into the GRAMMY Hall Of Fame in 2000. July 26, 1969: Plastic Ono Band's "Give Peace A Chance" enters the Hot 100. It's the first outside project by any of the Beatles to appear on this chart. Lennon and his wife, Yoko Ono, produced the single, which makes the Top 15. Nov. 1, 1969: Abbey Road hits No. 1.

The album later receives a GRAMMY nomination for Album Of The Year. This is the fifth consecutive year that the group are nominated in that category — an unmatched streak. The album is inducted into the GRAMMY Hall Of Fame in 1995. Nov. 1, 1969: "Something" becomes the first Beatles single to crack the Easy Listening chart. (It's about time.) George Harrison wrote the ballad, which is covered by such legends as Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett. The song reaches No. 1 on the Hot 100 four weeks later when it is double-listed with Lennon/McCartney's "Come Together." March 21, 1970: "Let It Be" enters the Hot 100 at No. 6, the highest entry (to that point) for any single since the chart was introduced in August 1958. The pop hymn reaches No. 1 three weeks later. It receives GRAMMY nominations for Record and Song Of The Year. It is inducted into the GRAMMY Hall Of Fame in 2004.

May 23, 1970: McCartney's McCartney becomes the first album by a former Beatle to reach No. 1. No singles are released from the album, but a live version of the album's most prized song, "Maybe I'm Amazed," becomes a top 10 hit in 1977. June 20, 1970: The Beatles make their final appearance at No. 1 on the Hot 100 with "The Long And Winding Road." This brings their total number of weeks at No. 1 on this chart to 59. That remains the record for a group or duo. Dec. 26, 1970: Harrison's "My Sweet Lord" becomes the first single by a former Beatle to reach No. 1. It receives a GRAMMY nomination for Record Of The Year. One week later, Harrison's triple-disc album All Things Must Pass reaches No. 1. It receives a nomination for Album Of The Year. The album is inducted into the GRAMMY Hall Of Fame this year.

March 16, 1971: The Beatles win a GRAMMY for Best Original Score Written For A Motion Picture Or A Television Special for Let It Be. McCartney, accompanied by his wife, Linda, accepts the award on what is the first live GRAMMY telecast. On April 15, the Beatles win an Oscar for Original Song Score for Let It Be. Oct. 30, 1971: Imagine by John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band reaches No. 1 on the album chart. The title track is inducted into the GRAMMY Hall Of Fame in 1999. March 14, 1972: The Beatles are awarded a Trustees Award by The Recording Academy. That same night, McCartney wins a GRAMMY for Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s) for his work on his and Linda's No. 1 hit "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey." March 3, 1973: The all-star The Concert For Bangla Desh, which was spearheaded by Harrison, receives a GRAMMY for Album Of The Year.

Among the stars on the triple-disc album: Ringo Starr, who accepts the award. June 23, 1973: Harrison's Living In The Material World replaces Paul McCartney & Wings' Red Rose Speedway at No. 1 on the album chart. One week later, Harrison's "Give Me Love — (Give Me Peace On Earth)" replaces Paul McCartney & Wings' "My Love" at No. 1 on the Hot 100. On both charts, it's the only time that one former Beatle bumped another out of the No. 1 spot. Jan. 26, 1974: Starr lands his second No. 1 hit in a row with his remake of Johnny Burnette's 1960 hit "You're Sixteen." "Photograph" had reached the top spot nine weeks earlier. Surprisingly, this marks the only time that a former Beatle reached No. 1 with back-to-back single releases. February 1974: Paul and Linda McCartney receive an Oscar nomination in the Song category for "Live And Let Die." It's the first song from an official James Bond movie (those produced by Eon Productions) to receive an Oscar nod.

April 13, 1974: Paul McCartney & Wings' Band On The Run hits No. 1. It later receives a GRAMMY nomination for Album Of The Year. The album's staying power is made clear in 2012 when a deluxe reissue wins Best Historical Album and again in 2013 when the original is inducted into the GRAMMY Hall Of Fame. Nov. 16, 1974: Lennon (with the Plastic Ono Nuclear Band) lands his first No. 1 single with "Whatever Gets You Thru The Night." Elton John sings a backing vocal. Seven weeks later, Elton John's cover of the Beatles' "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds" reaches No. 1. Lennon plays guitar on John's smash. Sept. 23, 1978: Earth, Wind & Fire's inventive remake of "Got To Get You Into My Life" becomes the first Beatles song to reach No. 1 on Hot Soul Singles (as the R&B chart was then called). The single is the biggest hit from the ill-fated film Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Dec.

27, 1980: John Lennon/Yoko Ono's Double Fantasy hits No. 1 on the album chart, just three weeks after Lennon's murder. It stays on top for eight weeks, making it the longest-running No. 1 album by a former Beatle. June 13, 1981: Harrison's "All Those Years Ago," a heartfelt tribute to Lennon, cracks the Top 10. Paul and Linda McCartney and Starr appear on the track. Feb. 24, 1982: Double Fantasy wins a GRAMMY for Album Of The Year. Yoko Ono, accompanied by her son, Sean, accepts the award. The album's No. 1 hit "(Just Like) Starting Over" is nominated for Record Of The Year. May 15, 1982: Ebony And Ivory" by McCartney with Stevie Wonder hits No. 1. The brotherhood anthem stays on top for seven weeks, making it the longest-running No. 1 single by a former Beatle. The smash goes on to receive GRAMMY nominations for Record and Song Of The Year.

June 12, 1982: McCartney's album Tug Of War logs its third and final week at No. 1. It's the most recent No. 1 album by a former Beatle. It later receives a GRAMMY nomination for Album Of The Year. (Two subsequent McCartney albums — 1997's Flaming Pie and 2005's Chaos And Creation In The Backyard — are also nominated in that category.) Jan. 16, 1988: Harrison's "Got My Mind Set On You" reaches No. 1 on the Hot 100. It's the most recent No. 1 single by a former Beatle. April 16, 1988: Tiffany's "I Saw Him Standing There" cracks the Top 10. It's the first remake of a Beatles song by an artist who was born after the Beatles' breakup to reach the Top 10. April 23, 1988: The Beatles are inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame.

Lennon, McCartney and Harrison are subsequently inducted on their own (in 1994, 1999 and 2004, respectively). Feb. 21, 1990: McCartney accepts a Lifetime Achievement Award from The Recording Academy. Meryl Streep MCs the tribute, which includes performances by Ray Charles and Stevie Wonder. That same night, Harrison is awarded a GRAMMY for Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal for the all-star collaboration Traveling Wilburys Volume One. Feb. 20, 1991: Lennon receives a posthumous Lifetime Achievement Award from the Recording Academy. Richard Gere MCs the tribute, which includes performances by Aerosmith and Tracy Chapman. Yoko Ono accepts the honor. Dec. 9, 1995: Anthology 1 becomes the Beatles' first No. 1 album since 1973. (Two subsequent Anthology volumes also reach No. 1.) Three weeks later, "Free As A Bird" becomes the band's first Top 10 single since 1976. All four former Beatles are credited as co-writers. Feb.

26, 1997: The Beatles win three GRAMMYs. "Free As A Bird" takes Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal and Best Music Video, Short Form. The Beatles Anthology wins Best Music Video, Long Form. Feb. 3, 2001: The Beatles make their final appearance at No. 1 on the album chart (to date, anyway) with the hit-studded collection 1. This brings their total number of weeks at No. 1 on this chart to 132. That's nearly twice as many as any other artist. Feb. 8, 2004: Harrison wins a GRAMMY for Best Pop Instrumental Performance for "Marwa Blues," a track from his album Brainwashed. Harrison, who died of cancer in November 2001, is the second former Beatle to win a posthumous GRAMMY. June 2, 2010: McCartney receives the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song in a ceremony in the East Room of the White House. He is, to date, the only songwriter who was born outside of the United States to receive the award.

Six months later, McCartney is back in Washington, D.C., to be feted at the Kennedy Center Honors. Feb. 13, 2011: The Beatles (The Original Studio Recordings) wins a GRAMMY for Best Historical Album. Feb. 10, 2013: McCartney wins a GRAMMY for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album for Kisses On The Bottom, two years after he won Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance for a live rendition of the Beatles' "Helter Skelter." McCartney is the only artist in GRAMMY history to win in both the Traditional Pop and Rock fields. Jan. 25, 2014: The Beatles receive a Lifetime Achievement Award from The Recording Academy. A day later, at the 56th GRAMMY Awards, McCartney wins two GRAMMYs: Best Music Film for Live Kisses and Best Rock Song for "Cut Me Some Slack," which he co-wrote with Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic and Pat Smear for Sound City — Real To Reel.

(Paul Grein, a veteran music historian and journalist, writes for Yahoo Music.) Email Newsletter GRAMMY News in your inbox Similar Videos Top 10 Ringo Starr Beatles Songs Top 10 Ringo Starr Beatles Songs By Michael Gallucci November 23, 2012 1:56 PM REDDIT Keystone / Hulton Archive/ Getty Images The drummer doesn't get much love. Nothing personal — it's just the nature of the business. While the three other Beatles increased their singing and songwriting contributions as their albums became more self-sufficient, poor Ringo Starr was lucky if John Lennon or Paul McCartney would throw him one of their scraps. He sang lead on 11 Beatles songs and wrote just two by himself: 'Don't Pass Me By' and 'Octopus's Garden.' If you're wondering which one was left off of our list of the Top 10 Ringo Starr Beatles Songs, it's 'Matchbox,' the Carl Perkins number he covered in 1964 that's on the 'Past Masters' CD.

10 From ‘Beatles for Sale’ (1964) Following 'A Hard Day's Night,' the first Beatles album to feature all original songs, the group fell back on a handful of covers for their fourth LP, no doubt necessitated by their frenzied schedule. So they went with what they knew from their early gigging days: '50s classics by Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly and Carl Perkins, who's represented twice. George Harrison closes 'Beatles for Sale' with Perkins' 'Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby'; Starr sings his second Perkins track (following an earlier EP's 'Matchbox') — the casual shuffle 'Honey Don't.' From ‘Please Please Me’ (1963) Starr's first Beatles vocal is also the only song he sings on the band's debut. And like many of the tracks that he took lead on, 'Boys' is a cover. The girl group the Shirelles recorded the original version on the B-side of their 1960 No. 1 single 'Will You Love Me Tomorrow' (the Beatles also covered the Shirelles' 'Baby It's You' on 'Please Please Me').

Never mind that the song is written from a girl's perspective — Starr seems to be having a blast. ‘I Wanna Be Your Man’ From ‘With the Beatles’ (1963) Lennon and McCartney weren't too thrilled with this hastily composed throwaway, so they gave it to both the Rolling Stones (who released it as a single, their second) and Starr, who sang it on the Beatles' second album. There's not much to 'I Wanna Be Your Man,' but at least Starr's one-song-per-album allowance was a new one this time. Starr's 'Rubber Soul' song (for which he received a songwriting credit with Lennon and McCartney) was clearly influenced by his cover of the country song 'Act Naturally' earlier in the year (see No. 5 on our list of the Top 10 Ringo Starr Beatles Songs). There's a slight twang and gallop to this light, but enjoyable, track. ‘With a Little Help From My Friends’ From ‘Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’ (1967) Could any of the other Beatles have sung this key 'Sgt. Pepper's' track written by Lennon and McCartney? Yes.

Could they have pulled it off as effortlessly as Starr? Probably not. As the first real song on 'Sgt. Pepper's,' 'With a Little Help From My Friends' is an integral intro to the album and its concept, and it all hinges on Starr's welcoming call. Lennon and (mostly) McCartney wrote it, it was the only Starr song on the groundbreaking 'Revolver' album and it was the only single Starr sang lead on that reached the Top 5 (it stalled at No. 2). Unlike most of the other tracks on our list of the Top 10 Ringo Starr Beatles Songs, 'Yellow Submarine' sounds like a total group effort — the other members weren't just playing backing band to the singer. Starr steers the whole thing with exuberant confidence, leading the singalong chorus like it was a role he was born for. Sometimes the drummer does get some love.

Question: Which 'Beatle' had a hit single with 'Photograph'?
Answer: RINGO STARR